Why does Hardwood Dent? an informal chat with the floor man

Hardwood Flooring is a Natural product and Naturally dents when heavy object are dropped or if a large amount of pressure is put on it at once.  Stones, High heels, and heavy objects can cause large dents or gouges in hardwood floors, so what can we do about that?

You can hide dents or cover them up, Or ask some questions before purchasing the floor

WHAT TO LOOK FOR TO HIDE DENTS

1 Buy a natural hardwood floor, Unstained

2 3/4 Solid hardwood floors dont dent as easily

3 Hardness matters greatly but grain and charactre can hide what hardness lacks.

4 Distressed wood If you drop a hammer on a handscraped hardwood you wont be sorry

5 Brazilian Hardwoods are on average a lot harder and normally oiler so they dont loose their color and water doesnt ruin the wood as quick.

6 get something you like.  You wont be as upset if you love your floor as you will be if you already hate the floor.

How to cover a dent up

1 Filler sometimes works if you have a grainy floor or a small dent

2 stain rags can hide scratches and stain putty pens can cover up scrapes

3 Clean your floor, you can not lose your floor will be clean and there wont be a build up attracting attention towards your dent.

4 Rugs, these work great if you can put one there, if no rugs availabe try furniture.

What I did when I bought my hardwood floor?  The first floor I picked out the second one my wife did.  The first one was Macaranduba a very hard floor,  It would dent with my dogs would chew their butcher bones on the couch and drop them from a couple feet up but the dents were very minor.  The second floor was a #1 common Red oak Natural my wife picked out.  This floor dents easily however its natual the same color all the way through and the grain in the wood really hides the wear.   Remember darker floors show dings and dents easily when the light comes in lighter ones dont.  So thats my advice,  Comment please on your experience I love to hear your side of the story.